Gonna Fly (IRE)
Gonna Fly is a colt by Starspangledbanner out of an unraced daughter of Giant's Causeway. He has two wins from six starts on turf, both in novice company, at Newbury on soft ground over 1m to 1m1f in Oct 2025 and at Windsor on good to firm over 1m2f to 1m4f in Jun 2026. He has raced four times over 1m2f to 1m4f, winning once. His last run, at Sandown in Aug 2026, was a fourth of 11 off an official rating of 93. He has reached a highest ever mark of 95.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +3.25£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.88Fair A/E n=6 · 2.50 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 71C | 59.5 | 2 runs · 71 / 59.5 |
| Good | 2 | 94A | 85 | 2 runs · 94 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 128A | 82.5 | 4 runs · 128 / 82.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,229 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,393 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Still Standing (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Still Standing (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Standing (IRE) | 52 | 7 | 1m–2m | Listed |
| Mistressofillusion (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m4f | Class 2 |
| Mutahamisa (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Pergola (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Corsini (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossa Ryan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Aug 26+30d | Sandown | Zyn Frontrunner Finish Handicap Stakes Pulled hard early - close to the pace - pressed for effort and faded 2f out - fought back late to grab fourth close home | 4/11 | nk | 8-12 | 93 | 128A | 89A | Rossa Ryan | 9/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+20d | Goodwood | Coral Kincsem Heritage Handicap Handy with the front group early - asked for effort 3f out and drifted right approaching 2f out - clipped another runner inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening to finish 9th | 9/14 | hd | 9-4 | 95 | 71C | 89A | Hector Crouch | 28/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+13d | Chester | ESL Export Handicap (GBBPlus Race) racing in the pack early - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on but never got competitive | 5/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 95 | 94A | 82A | Rossa Ryan | 6/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+70d | Windsor | Sporting Times Sri Lanka British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - pressed and lost the advantage inside the final furlong before responding to regain it in the last 110yds - held on to prevail | 1/3 | 9-11 | 90 | 48C | 88C | Rossa Ryan | 9/4 | |
| 18 Apr 26+176d | Newbury | Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward and dropped away with 2f left - well held from there | 8/8 | 5 | 9-2 | — | 76A | 71A | Rossa Ryan | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 25 | Newbury | Join Hot To Trot For 2026 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Rnd) Sat close to the pace - hit the front over a furlong out under a slight urge - opened up with the second-placed rival inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score comfortably | 1/10 | 9-4 | — | 107A | 95A | Rossa Ryan | 5/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gonna Fly won?
- Gonna Fly (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Gonna Fly?
- Gonna Fly (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 August 2026.
- Who is Gonna Fly's sire?
- Gonna Fly (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Il Palazzo (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What is Gonna Fly's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 29 August 2026. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Gonna Fly's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Gonna Fly's siblings?
- Out of Il Palazzo (USA), Gonna Fly (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Still Standing (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Still Standing (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.